[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60524-60525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30370]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-8]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grafton, ND, Grafton Municipal 
Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Grafton, ND. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway 35 has been developed for the Grafton Municipal 
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet 
above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the 
approach. The intended effect of this action is to provide segregation 
of aircraft using instrument approach procedures in instrument 
conditions from other aircraft operating in visual weather conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division, Operations Branch, AGL-530, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Wednesday, July 10, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Grafton, ND (61 FR 36315). The proposal was to add 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL to 
contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace 
during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between 
the enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written

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comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the 
proposal were received. Class E airspace designations for areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the Earth 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 
1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Grafton, ND to accommodate 
aircraft executing the GPS Runway 35 SIAP at Grafton Municipal Airport. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet AFL is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The area will be 
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to 
circumnavigate the area or otherwise comply with IFR procedures.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this regulation--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' 
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the Earth.

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AGL ND E5 Grafton, ND [New]
Grafton Municipal Airport, ND
    (Lat. 48 deg.24'17''N., long. 97 deg.22'15''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Grafton Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 22, 1996.
Maureen Woods,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30370 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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